[tri-med] Pediasure (was toxic products)

Matthew is not tube fed, but we are looking for ways to add calories to his
Pediasure. Currently he takes 3 1/2 8oz. bottles in a day and I am adding 2
tablespoons Moducal (60 calories per T.) or Heavy Whipping Cream (about 50
calories T.) The whipping cream seems to be a little rich for him to digest
and he seems gaggy (suprise, suprise). My doctor says Boost plus is 300+
calories a can so I may look into that. For us, it's always about putting
weight on Matthew since his digestive system can't seem to handle more than
3 1/2 bottles a day. I don't like Reglan because of the side effects so it
seems our options are limited.

I am interested in the future posts related to this as well.

Ruth, wife to Rudy, mom to Brendon (19), Scott (17), Joshua (13), Matthew
Rudy
(Full T18, born 09/13/01, and Rudy Matthew (born 08/13/04)
http://members.cox.net/t18mom

Lord as I face each new day, grant me power, perseverance, patience and
peace.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: tri-med-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:tri-med-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Therese Ann
> Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2005 10:13 AM
> To: tri-med@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [tri-med] Re: Toxic products?
>
>
> This really interests me!  We give Natalia just Pedisure!  I have
> often asked if she needs anything else...and I get "All the nutrition
> is there!"
>
> Are most of the g-tube kids taking extra nutrients besides the
> formula...and are you just on formula or do you add something else???
> Looking for feedback thanks
> ThereseAnn mom to Natalia 4 t-13
> http://www.thehealingpowerofprayer.com
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>
>
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "William Heisler" <mukeni@xxxxxxxxx>
> >>  For Phoebe... I do give her some vitamin C, some other
> >>  supplements here and there, most importantly for the
> >>  developing brain are OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS -
> >
> >We've had quite a few discussions on the EFA's on the list(s) in
> the past.
> >:0)
> >It's esp important around here because we're not fish eaters.
> >
> >The one we use is based on organic flax seed oil and organic borage seed
> >oil.
> >It contains Omega-3, Omega-6, Omega-9 and Gamma-Linolenic Acid.
> >(Hubby Jim is the supplement investigator around here and I'm
> happy to let
> >him be! lol)
> >
> >Alex has been taking the above for years. I used to break open a
> capsule and
> >put it into his baby cereal/foods. When he got older it was a spread on
> >toast or mixed in pasta. Now he swallows the capsule.
> >
> >Alex's regime also includes Co-Q10, vit C and B, beta -carotene,
> natural E,
> >Arginine. Those are the am pills.
> >
> >Dinner time he gets what we call 'big green'. It's a whole food based
> >multiple vit that contains 63 ingredients: the general vits plus
> things like
> >Calcium, Magnesium, Zinc, Green tea leaf, sprirulina, barley and wheat
> >grass, bee pollen, Licopene etc. It's quite a list.
> >The directions call for 3 per day but we only give him one as his diet is
> >fairly good most of the time.
> >
> >During illness we also include Echinacea root and increase the
> Vit C and B.
> >Which we are doing right now........Alex is fighting an upper respirator
> >infection. So far no lung involvement and I'm aiming to keep it that
> >way!!!!!!!
> >
> >Michelle mom to Alex (17, partial trisomy 14 mosaic) and Molly (14)
> >MichiganUSA
> >
> >
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